Good morning everyone.

A high of 79 today in SLC with a mix of sun and clouds.

Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I wish there were Wegmans out in this area.

Didn't set up Starlink so keeping it short and sweet today.
I got motivated and drove all the way to SLC.
I'm parked at a trailhead I'll hike in a bit.

I'll see you all tomorrow and have a great day.

Good morning everyone.

50 in Fillmore now, sun in the AM and clouds in the PM with a high of 73.

Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Glad you don't have a long drive today and enjoy your bench time.

Dave, nice job on the coop.

Ron, hope your wife continues to improve.

Jerry, any more bench progress?

Karl, DCC install done?

Mike, hope your prep and physical go well today.

ACLTom, I enjoyed yesterday's update.

Jim, glad you and your group had a great time at Tom's.
It's hard to pick just one building on the layout,  but you picked a very good one.

Larry, renting a bobcat is probably your best bet.

Had a change of plans yesterday.
Instead of waiting till today to hike, I did it yesterday.
Star and I did 5 miles on the Mammoth Crossing Loop Trail.
Then continued my trek towards SLC.
I'm only about 150 miles away.
Yesterday was first time since the war started I was able to get diesel under $5.
Gym this morning then I'll freelance the rest of the day.

Rattlesnake Peak on yesterday's hike.



Have a great day everyone.

Tom, too bad laying the sod isn't as easy as the Woodland Scenic's Turf.

Mark, nice to see the group busy at work and having a good time.
Also nice to see the layout getting populated with your builds.

Good morning everyone.

34 in Paragonah, sun and clouds later in the afternoon with a high of 68.

Curt, thanks fr the coffee and breakfast.
Sounds like a great time was had at Tom's and good news on the bullet dodge.

Jerry, more doors done?

Karl, hope you stay high and dry and warm.

Ron, hope your wife is continuing to improve and have fun with the details.

Dave, hope you get past the paralysis.

Larry, hope you were able to peck away at the bench too.

Mike, I saw your pictures on FB and looks like a good turnout of cars.

ACLTom, I hear lots of good BS'ing happened yesterday.
Pictures?

How's everyone else.

Star and I did a very nice 3 mile hike yesterday.
Continued a bit further north afterward.
About 200 miles from SLC.
Should get there by Thursday.
Driving an hour today to get to the trail I'm hiking tomorrow.

Looking back on the Bright Angel Trail at GCNP.



Have a great day everyone.

Good morning everyone.

31 in Cedar City, sun and clouds later with a high of 60.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Continental breakfast today consisting of assorted muffins, danish and bagels.

Ron, glad your stress levels are down and you're back at the bench.

Jerry, did your later on plans happen?

Mike, hope the yard work was completed without incident.

Karl, hope the storms aren't causing you any issues.

How's everyone else?

Not hiking yesterday was a good call.
Just walking from the van into Walmart was a challenge with the high winds.
Drove to Cedar City and Star and I will do a hike this morning.

View while hiking on the Eagle Crags Trail.



Have a great day everyone.

Larry, the weathering looks very good.

Good morning everyone.

39 in Virgin now, 64 later and sunny but extremely windy.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph. 

ACLTom, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and glad you are not sore.

Curt, hope you get to work on those planks.

Larry, hope moving all that dirt goes well.

Ron, that's excellent news about your wife and hope she can come home sooner than later.

Jerry, what's new in NJ?

Karl, nice job on the GP30 rebuild.

Mike, how was the ball game?

How's everyone else doing.

Nothing much happened here yesterday.
Had a hike planned for this morning, but with all this wind I won't be doing that.
Don't want to get blown off the side of the mountain.
So instead I think I'll head back to Hurricane (seems like the appropriate place to be today with all this wind) and hit the gym and do a little resupply.
Then start making my way north towards SLC.

This is from the hike on Wednesday on the Eagle Crags Trail.



Have a great day everyone.

Good morning everyone.

48 in Virgin now, sun, clouds and wind today with a high of 72.

Mike, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and Happy Birthday to your daughter.
That sounds like a great group to donate to and enjoy your meal and ball game.

Larry, hope you don't have to do a lot of shoveling.

Jerry, is the mulching done?

Karl, hope you stay safe from all that nasty weather.

ACLTom, don't over do it with the dirt.

Dave, how was the pot luck?

Curt, great update on the shed.

Hope everyone else is well.

Star and I did our hike yesterday.
6.2 miles and 1,171' EG on the Eagle Grass Trail.
There were some great views but the light was terrible and not sure how good the photos will be.
Just chilling at camp today.

This is my view at camp.



Have a great day everyone.

Curt, great colors on the roof.
It's weathered look matches the weathering on the boards.
Nicely done.

Is this going on the layout?

Good morning everyone.

43 in Virgin, sunny and 70 later.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Eggs the way you like them, crispy bacon and/or sausage along with roasted potatoes for breakfast today.

Curt, have fun at the bench today.

Dave, my first job as a kid was short order cook at a Howard Johnson's on the NJ Turnpike.
We once had a whole case, 60 dozen, of eggs that were all double yolks.

ACLTom, how was bowling?

Jerry, nice update.

Mike, hope there's some improvement with the sinus infection.

How's everyone else?

Forgot to mention that the tire couldn't be repaired and I bought a new one.
You could buy 4 regular passenger car tires for the price of one tire for the van.

Decided not to do the yesterday and let things dry out after the rain we had here.
Hike will happen today.

Since I didn't go hiking I had time to work on the Grand Canyon hike video.

Grand Canyon Hiking video: https://youtu.be/A3TL0yqRJVQ

Have a great day everyone.

The signs are a good addition.

Jerry, as usual your framing is excellent.
Have done any testing on painting the stone walls?

Good morning everyone.

42 in Virgin, 62 with some sun and clouds and a chance of a little more rain.

Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and have fun eating the demo.

Karl, hope your son's cars are OK.

Philip, good morning mister green thumbs.

James, thanks for the apple and hope the welding goes well.

Ron, glad they figured out the problem and hope they can correct it quickly so your wife can come home.

Curt, hope the chauffeuring goes well.

Jerry, did someone say picture?

ACLTom, I was happy to see you return to the bench.

Mike, did the stitches come out?

How's everyone else doing?

Got all the chores done yesterday and headed towards the next two hikes I have planned.
I'm maybe 10 miles from Zion NP but the hikes will be outside the park to avoid the crowds and Star will be able to go.
Was going to do one hike today but there was light rain all night and maybe a little more later so I might just wait till tomorrow.

Looking down into the Grand Canyon near the start of one of my hikes.



Have a great day everyone.

Nice to see you back it Tom.